Fort Worth, TX vs Long Beach, CA
Side-by-side fiscal comparison · U.S. Census Bureau data (2023)
Summary
Long Beach spends 53.5% more per capita than Fort Worth ($18,311/person difference). Long Beach, CA has the stronger Fiscal Health Score (B, 67/100).
Fiscal Health Score
C
63/100
Budget Balance73
Debt Burden0
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency100
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
B
67/100
Budget Balance52
Debt Burden100
Pension Funding76
Spending Efficiency23
Revenue Diversity100
Trend Direction50
Key Metrics
Metric
Fort Worth
Long Beach
Total Spending
$14.7B
$15.8B
Spending / Capita
$15,939
$34,250
Total Revenue
$24.7B
$34.9B
Revenue / Capita
$26,694
$75,389
Total Debt
$1.8B
$0
Debt / Capita
$1,921
$0
Population
924,663
462,293
Gov Employees / 10K
0.0
0.0
Avg Gov Salary
$0
$0
Per Capita Spending by Department
Fire Protection
Fort Worth$156
Long Beach$0
Highways & Roads
Fort Worth$317
Long Beach$0
Parks & Recreation
Fort Worth$708
Long Beach$698
Health
Fort Worth$235
Long Beach$477
Revenue Breakdown (Per Capita)
Fort WorthLong Beach
| Sales Tax | $198 | $36 |
| Income Tax | $851 | $1,760 |
| Intergovernmental | $4,002 | $1,688 |
| Charges & Fees | $3,594 | $2,424 |
| Other | $3,439 | $8,836 |
Spending Breakdown (Per Capita)
Fort WorthLong Beach
| Fire Protection | $156 | $0 |
| Highways & Roads | $317 | $0 |
| Public Welfare | $869 | $1,317 |
| Health | $235 | $477 |
| Hospitals | $1,680 | $2,751 |
| Parks & Recreation | $708 | $698 |
| Housing | $4,217 | $5,782 |
| Sewerage | $267 | $86 |
| Utilities | $2,674 | $3,889 |
| Interest on Debt | $0 | $2,718 |
| Other | $4,817 | $16,533 |
C
Fort Worth, TX
Fiscal Health Score: 63/100
Average fiscal health
B
Long Beach, CA
Fiscal Health Score: 67/100
Good fiscal health